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All rants aside, Lee Elia actually liked Chicago

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Former Cubs manager Lee Elia made his famous rant 40 years ago.

A lot of Cubs games are played at night now, so it’s safe to assume that most of the people in the stands have paying jobs.

And with ticket prices these days, those fans paid a lot of nickels and dimes to get in.

The 2023 Cubs aren’t doing as well as they hoped, but they’re quite a bit better than the 1983 squad that would finish 71-91 and in fifth place in the National League East Division.

Plenty has changed on the North Side since former Cubs manager Lee Elia made his famous rant 40 years ago on April 29, 1983.